MONOPRINT

MATERIALS:

• Pane of glass or other flat shiny surface eg acetate x2
• Waterbased printing ink
• Rollers- one to be kept clean and one for each colour you intend to use
• Ample amounts of news paper
• Pencil and any object you might want to use for mark making including fingers
• Tracing paper or carbon

MY MONOPRINTS

I decided because of the illustrative effect that this method creates, i would look into making a short series of pictures, illustrating an aesop's fable.

PROCESS:

Ink up the the glass plate, rolling vigorously until the ink beomes tacky and smooth.

Now ink up the second plate taking care to only create a thin even layer , then take off excess by laying a piece of news paper over the plate and rolling. The excess ink will come off with the paper.

Now lay down the paper you want to print onto. If tracing an image, lay that over the back of the paper that will be printed on and start drawing.

A pencil creates sharper more defined line drawings, if you want to create tone or shadow use ur finger to blend as you would it drawing normally.

Then carefully lift off the paper to reveal the image.

Colours can be added by inking up the plate with the different colours or by painting or collaging on to the paper before you print on to it.